Animal-shaped weights of Burma ("Opium Weights")
Photo galleries in chronological order according to
Arts of Asia - Special Burma Issue, May - June 2013
"BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ANIMAL-SHAPED WEIGHTS OF BURMA"
please click image to view the gallery
(weights not for sale - go to >>> sale gallery [home])
text and images © 2007 - 2023 by Galerie Michael Herrfurth - Asian Art. • email: info [at] opiumgewichte.com
Photo galleries in chronological order according to
Arts of Asia - Special Burma Issue, May - June 2013
"BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ANIMAL-SHAPED WEIGHTS OF BURMA"
please click image to view the gallery
(weights not for sale - go to >>> sale gallery [home])
| Toe, pre-1600 - c. 1700 | Hintha, pre-1600 - c. 1700 |
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| Chinthe, c. 1730 - 1885 | Hintha, c. 1800 - 1885 (Shan weights to 1920s) |
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| Karaweik 1, c. 1820 - 1885 (K 2 to 1920s) | Burma, Laos, Siam |
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text and images © 2007 - 2023 by Galerie Michael Herrfurth - Asian Art. • email: info [at] opiumgewichte.com
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